Things to Do With Kids in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Saturday Aug. 30, 2025

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8 am – 5 pm

Watson Adventures’ Whodunit at the Met Family Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

Metropolitan Museum of ArtUpper East Side

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8 am – 5 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Michael Caine: A Shock of Recognition

Ages: All
Art
Family

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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10 am – 5:30 pm

Dinosaur Safari

10 am – 1 pm

5th Annual Jackson Heights Mile & Relay

Ages: All
Family
Fundraisers

Northern PlaygroundJackson Heights

10 am – 5 pm

Mysteries from the Deep: Exploring Underwater Archaeology

Ages: All
Attractions
Family

Intrepid MuseumManhattan

10 am – noon

Read Aloud in the Park August 30th!

Prospect Park, Long MeadowBrooklyn

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10 am – 8 pm

Celebrate 10 Years of Miraculous® – Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir

Ages: All
Family
Free

FAO SchwarzMidtown

10 am

Fishing at the Gantries

Ages: All
Family
Free
Outdoors

Gantry Plaza State Park – Pier 4Long Island City

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10 am – 6 pm

Van Gogh’s Flowers

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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10 am – 8 pm

RECESS!! The Experience

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

Empire OutletsSaint George

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Fishy Fun

Ages: All
Craft & DIY
Family

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10:30 am – 1 pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community
Family

GuggenheimUpper East Side

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art
Family

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Watson Adventures 2014-44 (S)

10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Watson Adventures’ Whodunit at the Met Family Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 9 and up
Attractions
Family
Games

Metropolitan Museum of ArtUpper East Side

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10:30 – 11:30 am

Turn Your School Green! Sustainable Architecture

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free

The Skyscraper MuseumBattery Park

10:30 am

Family Storytime: Stories, Songs and Rhymes for Little Ones

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

11 am

Radical Rockaway Scavenger Hunt

Ages: All
Family
Games

Bagel Barista StationRockaway Park

PlantCon Photo 4

11 am – 9 pm

Plantcon

Ages: All
Expo
Family

South Street SeaportManhattan

Brooklyn Kel’s Burger Fest

11 am – 2 pm

Kel’s Burger Fest

Bk Backyard BarBrooklyn

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Noon – 7 pm

Bronx Night Market

Fordham PlazaBronx

Noon – 1:30 pm

Paley Family | From Storytime to Screentime in New York | Harold & the Purple Crayon Episode 1

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Family

The Paley Center for MediaManhattan

Noon – 6 pm

CREA Drop off Adventure

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Games

Industry CityBrooklyn

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Noon – 4 pm

Family and Kids Activities at Top of the Rock Observation Deck at Rockefeller Center

Ages: All
Family

Top of the Rock Observation DeckManhattan

Noon – 8 pm

Richmond County Fair

Historic Richmond TownStaten Island

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Noon – 6 pm

Celebrate Labor Day Weekend at Swingers NoMad

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Family
Games

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Noon – 8 pm

The 45th Annual Richmond County Fair

Historic Richmond TownStaten Island

2 pm

Radical Rockaway Scavenger Hunt

Ages: All
Family
Games

Bagel Barista StationRockaway Park

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Brooklyn Kel’s Burger Fest

2:45 – 5:45 pm

Kel’s Burger Fest

Bk Backyard BarBrooklyn

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3 – 4:30 pm

Improv 4 Kids

Ages: 5 – 8
Comedy
Family
Theater

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4 – 6 pm

UNREHEARSED: The Comedy of Errors and A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Barefoot Shakespeare Co.

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

Summit Rock, Central ParkUpper West Side

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